spelling tips they are indispensable resources that every user should take advantage of in order to improve their language competence. In addition to the exquisite habit of reading and the indispensable practice of writing, consulting the dictionary, familiarity with grammar and the contact with some "manuals" that portray about the facts that guide the language, we still have some quick tips and indispensable.
In this sense, the article now highlighted aims to point out some cases that illustrate this situation and, above all, let you, dear user, aware of the characteristics that guide them, with a view to making use of them whenever convenient for. So, let's analyze some:
* Which is the correct form: broccoli, broccoli, broccoli or broccoli?
The correct forms are defined by broccoli or broccoli, given that similarly to glasses, it is claimed to be a noun used only in the plural.
* Which is right: peak hours or peak hours?
Both forms are considered correct. According to the Aurélio dictionary, pique
peak), has three distinct meanings:1 – the peak; 2 – disposition, enthusiasm; 3 – agitation. Thus, the noun pico (which derives from the verb picar) represents the sharp peak of the mountain, but also represents the synonym of pique, related to the semantic meanings “1” and “3”.
* What differences mark “Hindu”, “Hindu” and “Indian”?
Analyzed in a particular way, Indian refers to the adjective homeland corresponding to one who was born in India, as well as Alagoas, Goiás, among others. Hinduist refers to the person following Hinduism, the predominant religion in India. Such attribution takes us back to many other existing ones, such as the Buddhist, a person who follows Buddhism, the Taoist, referring to Taoism, among others.
But, after all, what about the Hindu? He, in turn, can be either the Hindu or the Indian.
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* History and story
“History” refers to actual events, based on documents or testimonies. While “story” refers to imaginary narratives, tales, legends, fables, among others.
However, despite such differences, it is clear that the form we commonly face is “history”, relating to the two cases. Therefore, nothing that discredits the use of this in the sense of tales, legends.
* Welcome and Welcome
Certainly Dona Benvinda will always be welcome. Do you know why?
Well, because “welcome”, an expression always spelled with a hyphen, even after the new orthographic reform, is a word formed by juxtaposition, whose meaning sticks to “welcome (a)”.
On the other hand, “Benvinda or Benvindo”, in addition to representing a proper noun, is also a word formed by agglutination.
* Impregnate or smeared dirt?*
*(the existence of the accent is only due to a better identification of tonicity)
One aspect we should stick to is that the “g”, present in the word in question, is silent (no phonetic sound). Therefore, as a result of this remarkable aspect, the correct way to pronounce it is impregnated*.
By Vânia Duarte
Graduated in Letters
Brazil School Team